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Sephiroth seemed to be more confident when it came to raising his voice to get attention for the weekly meetings, and that radiated off of his form in general as he prowled into the meeting room.  He had spent all night brainstorming what he had been told the day prior, that he was to truely step into his position and lead the Rosebloods in a great new change.  After pondering enough, he believed he had it figured out.  His eyes gleamed with a before never seen intense energy and life about them, swirling blue and green as he ascended to his space above his group.  The lion would turn to face the small crowd that without a doubt would have gathered beneath him, head up chest out and his posture in general oozing authority.  Any doubt that clouded him the day before was gone, replaced with self-confidence bordering on ego.

His eyes were intense and his voice commanding and powerful as he spoke, steady and sure.  Falling beautifully into the role that had been thrown onto him.  ”I am very pleased to welcome another member of the Rosebloods this meeting, [member=1242]gwen.[/member]  We welcome you to the Rosebloods.”  Sephiroth would search the crowd for the small bird, gentling his eyes as he hopefully caught sight of her before he continued.  He dare didn’t offer the usual orientation drink to her.  ”Talyn is no longer with us, as such they loose their rank.  High position tryouts are still going on if anybody has an interested, and I am looking for Sorcerers in particular and others with general knowledge in healing.”

”On a similar subject, titles are finally implanted into the system.  They can be earned through various means and by doing various tasks, and while they do not give one specific power within the group several of them can be used as stepping stones towards earning a particular rank.  For the time being-“  His eyes scanned the crowd for a hot second.  ”Jiyu has earned the Loyalist title and Gwen the Squire title.  For long time participation and being a promising newcomer respectively.  I suggest working towards earning titles, as it will help define you within the group.”

”On the subject of our identity.”  Sephiroth would shift himself into a sitting position as he prepared to put his ideas into action.  ”We need to reinvent ourselves among the groups.  It’s no secret we need more numbers, and in general we need to make ourselves more….prominent.”  The male would lift his chin, inhaling deeply before he spoke once more.  ”We are to make ourselves more…neutral.  I realize we have come to have a reputation of brutality and being a place where those with dark intent gather.  I feel that hurts us.  I will allow anybody to join regardless of their morality.  That being said I do not wish for us to come off as soft.”  The male’s eyes shifted amongst the crowd, his eyes sharp and unblinking as per usual.  It marked him as inhuman and unnatural, something else eluded to him yesterday.  ”We are mysterious to those on the outside and incredibly tight knit on the inside.  That much should be obvious.  I suppose we’re a….family to some degree.”  The word was foreign to him, made something flame up deep in his chest, bringing some sort of emotion.  Bitterness?  Longing?  Something far more painful than that?  Whatever it was it didn’t spill into his voice.

”We need a focus on top of all of that.  I have chosen to recreate us a mercenaries.  We do the dirty work of others for something in return if one wants it.  That…is the image I wish to create  Mysterious.  Dangerous.  A powerful family with influence.”  Sephiroth remained still and composed for a heartbeat before he was suddenly lashing his paw upwards and ripping his teeth into it as if on pure and uncontrolled impulse.  Metallic blood filled his mouth as he created the bleeding wound his foot.  It wouldn’t be a serious injury with long lasting consequences but it was certainly enough to bleed.  If it hurt the Roseblood Lord didn’t show it.  He stretched his body down to crouch down at the edge of the platform to slam his front paws on the ground in front of the crowd.  His bleeding foot shifted about in several directions, making some sort of pattern on the floor. 

When he pulled his paw away it was the vague and dripping image of a rose, deep and red and dripping from the bottom.  ”We are the Rosebloods.  It is about time we start to live up to the image.  There will be a sign up to become a mercenary soon enough, I would suggest putting thought into what sort of jobs you’re willing to take and or any other task that can tie into this.  I will be overseeing this entire system for the time being.  Any can volunteer to help manage however.”

Sephiroth then pulled back and moved back into a sitting position and going onto a completely different topic as if he didn’t just rip his paw pads open to make an obvious point.  ”We do need to start participating more with our allies; we are on shaky ground with the Typhoon and I can presume the Tanglewood might share similar feelings.  I want ambassadors for each group as soon as possible so we can keep our alliances strong.  Events in the future will invite our allies, such as the Halloween festival going on right now.  Simply let me know and soon I will set up a tracker and sign up for being an ambassador.  It would be much appreciated.”

The male lion would finally pause, lifting his bleeding paw and lapping at it with a rough tongue in an absent minded manner.  ”That should be it for the time being.”  Sephiroth rumbled his conclusion, eyes becoming lidded as if deep in thought.  There.  That was all taken care of.  Now he could work on making his group as promised and learning about himself.  Generally, things were looking up.

(SUMMARY

-welcome to gwen!
-talyn is demoted
-the title system is now in place, a guide can be found in the ooc board!  Jiyu gets the loyalist title and gwen gets the squire title
-the rosebloods will be making itself more neutral and open to anybody, not just ‘evil’ characters.  A tight knit inner family united to be a dangerous force to be reckoned with
-the rosebloods are also now branded as mercenaries!  There will soon be a sign up over the next few days where your character can sign up to be hired out as a mercenary!
-looking for ambassadors for the typhoon and tanglewood!  more activity with allies in general is encouraged
Guide will be updated tomorrow with the new culture and the mercenary system will be implemented all through the week!!  Its time for the rosebloods to reinvent and rise!!)

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